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Russian Far East Travel Guide

So far east that it might be called west, the Russian Far East
consists of thousands of miles of wilderness stretching from Lake
Baikal in Eastern Siberia to the Pacific Ocean that's larger in
size than the whole of Europe.

Commonly mistaken for Siberia, the Russian Far East is far more
than an icy wasteland, it is a paradise for adventurous
nature-lovers with a unique ecosystem that includes reindeer,
whales, Polar bears, walrus, and hundreds of migratory bird
species. The Far East is home to some excellent nature reserves and
national parks, and even the remote volcanoes of the Kamchatka
Peninsula, out of range to all but the most adventurous (and
well-funded) travellers.

Most of the towns in the Russian Far East are located along the
Pacific coast, and port cities like Vladivostok and Khabarovsk (the
ultimate destinations of the Trans-Siberian Railway), are a mix of
tsarist-era buildings and cosmopolitan sensibilities that contrast
with more isolated towns like Yakutsk and Magadan.

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